Information recording medium

Abstract

An information recording medium ( 100 ) is provided with at least a first recording layer ( 101 ), which accepts a first laser beam having a first wavelength, can display a visible display pattern (pit art), and has a first pit formed thereon for reading information; and a second recording layer ( 102 ), which accepts a second laser beam having a second wavelength and can record second information by forming a second pit.

1. An information recording medium comprising at least:
 a first recording layer irradiated by first laser light with a first wavelength, in which a first pit that allows information reading is formed; and 
 a second recording layer irradiated by second laser light with a second wavelength, in which second information can be recorded by forming a second pit, 
 wherein in said first recording layer, a visually recognizable display pattern can be displayed by forming one portion of the first pit, and 
 wherein in said first recording layer, unique information based on watermark can be superimposed on the display pattern by forming another portion of the first pit. 
 
     
     
       2. The information recording medium according to  claim 1 , wherein in said first recording layer, the unique information can be superimposed because of a change in optical reflectance which indicates a ratio of reflecting the first laser light and which is based on a length of another portion of the first pit formed. 
     
     
       3. The information recording medium according to  claim 1 , wherein in said first recording layer, a reference line can be specified to detect a position of another portion of the first pit formed. 
     
     
       4. The information recording medium according to  claim 3 , wherein said first recording layer and said second recording layer are disc-shaped, and the reference line passes through the center of the disc. 
     
     
       5. An information recording medium comprising at least:
 a first recording layer in which a visually recognizable display pattern can be displayed by forming a first pit, a depth of said first pit being changeable in accordance with a first laser light with a first wavelength; and 
 a second recording layer in which second information can be recorded by forming a second pit in accordance with a second laser light with a second wavelength, 
 wherein in said first recording layer, the display pattern can be displayed by forming (i) one pit with a depth of one kind of multiples of the first wavelength and (ii) another pit with a depth of another kind of multiples of the wavelength, as the first pit. 
 
     
     
       6. An information recording medium comprising at least:
 a first recording layer irradiated by first laser light with a first wavelength, in which a first pit that allows information reading is formed; and 
 a second recording layer irradiated by second laser light with a second wavelength, in which second information can be recorded by forming a second pit, 
 wherein in said first recording layer, a visually recognizable display pattern can be displayed by forming one portion of the first pit, and 
 wherein said second recording layer has a wavelength-selective layer with an optical reflectance, which indicates a ratio of reflecting the second laser light, different from an optical reflectance for the first laser light. 
 
     
     
       7. An information recording medium comprising at least:
 a first recording layer in which a visually recognizable display pattern can be displayed by forming a first pit, a depth of said first pit being changeable in accordance with a first laser light with a first wavelength; and 
 a second recording layer in which second information can be recorded by forming a second pit in accordance with a second laser light with a second wavelength, 
 wherein said second recording layer has a wavelength-selective layer with an optical reflectance, which indicates a ratio of reflecting the second laser light, different from an optical reflectance for the first laser light. 
 
     
     
       8. An information recording medium comprising at least:
 a first recording layer irradiated by first laser light with a first wavelength, in which a first pit that allows information reading is formed; and 
 a second recording layer irradiated by second laser light with a second wavelength, in which second information can be recorded by forming a second pit, 
 wherein in said first recording layer, a visually recognizable display pattern can be displayed by forming one portion of the first pit, and 
 wherein said second recording layer has a plurality of recording layers in each of which the second information can be recorded. 
 
     
     
       9. An information recording medium comprising at least:
 a first recording layer in which a visually recognizable display pattern can be displayed by forming a first pit, a depth of said first pit being changeable in accordance with a first laser light with a first wavelength; and 
 a second recording layer in which second information can be recorded by forming a second pit in accordance with a second laser light with a second wavelength, 
 wherein said second recording layer has a plurality of recording layers in each of which the second information can be recorded. 
 
     
     
       10. An information recording medium comprising at least:
 a first recording layer irradiated by first laser light with a first wavelength, in which a first pit that allows information reading is formed; and 
 a second recording layer irradiated by second laser light with a second wavelength, in which second information can be recorded by forming a second pit, 
 wherein in said first recording layer, a visually recognizable display pattern can be displayed by forming one portion of the first pit, and 
 wherein said second recording layer has a plurality of recording layers in each of which the second information can be recorded, and the plurality of recording layers are laminated or bonded. 
 
     
     
       11. An information recording medium comprising at least:
 a first recording layer in which a visually recognizable display pattern can be displayed by forming a first pit, a depth of said first pit being changeable in accordance with a first laser light with a first wavelength; and 
 a second recording layer in which second information can be recorded by forming a second pit in accordance with a second laser light with a second wavelength, 
 wherein said second recording layer has a plurality of recording layers in each of which the second information can be recorded, and the plurality of recording layers are laminated or bonded. 
 
     
     
       12. An information recording medium comprising at least:
 a first recording layer irradiated by first laser light with a first wavelength, in which a first pit that allows information reading is formed; 
 a second recording layer irradiated by second laser light with a second wavelength, in which second information can be recorded by forming a second pit; and 
 a dummy substrate with no recording layer, 
 wherein in said first recording layer, a visually recognizable display pattern can be displayed by forming one portion of the first pit. 
 
     
     
       13. An information recording medium comprising at least:
 a first recording layer in which a visually recognizable display pattern can be displayed by forming a first pit, a depth of said first pit being changeable in accordance with a first laser light with a first wavelength; 
 a second recording layer in which second information can be recorded by forming a second pit in accordance with a second laser light with a second wavelength; and 
 a dummy substrate with no recording layer.